éigiall

Irish

Alternative forms

• éigciall (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish éciall. By surface analysis, éi- (“un-”) +‎ ciall (“sense”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɟiəl̪ˠ/

Noun

éigiall f (genitive singular éigéille)

1. lack of reason

Declension

Declension of éigiall

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative éigiall Vocative a éigiall Genitive éigéille Dative éigiall

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an éigiall Genitive na héigéille Dative leis an éigiall don éigiall

Derived terms

• éigéill
• éigéillí
• éigiallaí
• éigiallmhar
• éigiallta

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éigiall	n-éigiall	héigiall	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éigiall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN